澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-02-09

 Police in the Queensland town of Saint George say it's unlikely that residents would be allowed back their homes until the weekend of the earliest.Flood waters there appear to a final peak just below 14 meters.Defense¹ Force personnel have arrived in M and R to assist locals with the recover efforts there.

 

Opposition² activist³ in Syria say up to 100 civilians⁴ have been killed in the latest riot violence in the city of Homs.Residents there say government forces are among their heaviest bombardment so far.Troops,loyal to President BA have cut off power communication and supply to the city.

 

Former British Labor⁵ Spokesman,AC,and CS are among the latest people to settle claims for damages over the phone hacking⁶.News Corporation is releasing its figures for the first half of the financial year later this morning.

 

 

The European Aviation Safety Agency has ordered all air bus A380 to be checked the cracks in their wings.Safety official made the decision following an initial checks made by Air France,Emirates and Singapore Airlines.Qantas has suspended one A380 due to a different kind of crack.

 

 

And aluminium⁷ giant Alcoa insists that the carbon tax has nothing to do with its move to relive cooperation,that's a long plan.Managing Director,Allen T,one roll land job losses or close the smelter at Port Henry.Mr.T says the company hopes to keep the plant open.

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

3 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

4 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

5 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

6 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。

7 aluminium   

n.铝 (=aluminum)

参考例句：

• Aluminium looks heavy but actually it is very light.铝看起来很重，实际上却很轻。
• If necessary, we can use aluminium instead of steel.如果必要，我们可用铝代钢。